Once a year, it seems like everyone pretends they’re Irish. But hey – St. Patrick’s Day has evolved into a pretty cool day, so this ginger is not complaining. But what about all of those other odd holidays? They kinda get glossed over, which is a real shame. Because at our house, we use those […]

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Health

“Hey, Kim! I’m swamped. Could you help me with this IV?” When another nurse asked me for a quick favor, I agreed. It’s an unspoken rule among Emergency Department nurses that, when you’ve got a free moment and a coworker’s crazy busy, you help. Because, being a nurse, in ten minutes the position could be […]

I wish I could say my kids were perfect… but, since nobody is perfect, they aren’t, either. And when they’re screaming or fighting, it grates on my nerves. And, without an intervention or a relaxation technique, I’m quickly stressed out. Because, unfortunately, stress is inevitable. Knowing how to handle that stress in a positive manner […]

Home & Garden

After managing to avoid a work phone (and being on call) for almost 10 years, my husband finally had to get a work-provided cell phone. We’ve got mixed feelings about it. On the plus side, my husband has lately been forgetting to turn his phone’s WiFi on, so he’s been eating up data like crazy. […]

Who here likes to do the same work over and over again? Nobody? I’m not shocked. Nobody (sane) likes to do and re-do and re-re-do the same thing over and over again. Not when doing it once should have been enough. Anyway, let’s take a look back at how Rustoleum’s Restore 10X (and 4X) that I’d slathered […]

Humor

When the doctors hand you your third child, there’s also a tiny, shrill alarm going off in your parent head that screams, “AHH!! YOU’RE OUTNUMBERED!!!” I remember after our third boy was born, trying to explain that moment to my friend, still pregnant with her third. She laughed, assuming I was being dramatic in order […]

Chocolate and sleep. Right now, those are the two things I want most of all. Because right now we’re smack dab in the middle of my youngest child’s 11 month sleep regression. Yay… Thankfully, though, this isn’t our first time experiencing the joys of a sleep regression. Given that baby girl is our 4th child, […]

Inspirational

I can still remember the day when a coworker pointed out that, once my first baby was born, I should probably learn how to change a diaper without gloves on. I shuddered, because poop in any hospital setting is definitely something you wear gloves for. But 4 kids later, here I am with zero glove stash […]

Reality hit me hard after abdominal surgery. Suddenly, everything seemed impossible and I realized with new clarity why they call it your “core”. I know that moms joke, tongue in cheek, about how hard it is to maintain any semblance of balance between raising kids, caring for a household, and making sure everyone gets fed. […]

Parenting

When you’ve got an injury, people are gonna ask what happened… and I wish I had a story that didn’t involve a toilet. When I was about 6 months’ pregnant with our youngest, my kids informed me there was a clogged toilet. And since my husband was at work, I sighed and grabbed the plunger. […]

After 8 flu seasons, er, years in an emergency room, I feel like I’ve seen pretty much everything. Yes, everything. In any case, I’ve worked through all sorts of injuries, traumas, and disease scares – including the dreaded swine flu. So take it from a nurse (who’s also a mom to 4 kiddos) who’s been […]

Good Eats

If zombies took over tomorrow, meat would become scarce fast, y’all. And while I’m definitely not a “prepper”, I do like to be prepared for emergencies that are actual possibilities. That means I’ve got a first aid kit, a few extra supplies in the storage room, and some food in storage. And, it means I’ve […]

If you’ve ever had a protein shake, odds are you’ve tried some that definitely don’t taste like the advertised flavor. I’ve tried so many different protein shakes and protein powders and health drinks that it’s kind of ridiculous. And most of them don’t pass the first sip test… meaning I’ve tried a single sip before […]

Writing

My husband and I have been working out steadily for about six weeks now: it’s been just long enough that while every morning workout still feels like it’s going to kill us, we’re starting to see some awesome results. Content marketing, and your content marketing strategy, should be just as involved as is your overall […]

Who says selling a minvan has to be boring? Okay, so nobody has to say it, it usually just is. But when we decided it was time to sell our minivan, I decided to have a little bit of fun with the ad. And since it was entirely too much fun to write, I can’t let that […]

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I'm a ginger who loves reading, eating, being a nurse, spending time with my family, and writing about it all. Read More…